Registration Still Open for Annual Fun Run/Walk

VALDOSTA - Valdosta State University's Campus Recreation and
Campus Wellness Committee are still accepting participants for the
4th Annual VSU Community 5K Fun Run/Walk, which will take place at
8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22.

Participants will meet in front of West Hall prior to start time.
First through third place winners in male and female categories
will receive prizes and additional items will be raffled off by
random drawings after completion of the race. Farber Health Center
as well as EMS representatives will be on location to ensure
participant safety.

Registration is $12 for students and $15 for all other participants
who sign up in advance. All participants pay $20 on race day
beginning at 7:15 a.m.

Facilitated by Todd Smoot of Get Active, the race will begin at 8
a.m. in front of VSU's main campus and will proceed around the
perimeter of main campus. Course markers will be positioned to
provide directions on the day of the race, but a course map can be
found on the entry form, which are available at Get Active, located
in the Winn-Dixie shopping center at Five Points, Campus Recreation
on Sustella Avenue and on Campus Wellness Website www.valdosta.edu/finadmin/wellness/
.

Following the race, participants are encouraged to bring friends
and family to the annual Meet the Blazers event at 9 a.m. in
Bazemore-Hyder Stadium. Admission is free. Football team members
and coaches will be available for a meet-and-greet with adults and
children ages 5-13 can get autographs and participate in football
drills with Blazer football players.